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Angel monument at Marietta City Cemetery

Community, Giving Back to the Community March 20, 2026

Marietta History Center Continues Popular Tombstone Cleaning Workshops

The City of Marietta announced on its website that the Marietta History Center will continue its tombstone cleaning workshops this spring after strong community interest in earlier sessions, offering participants…

Woman holding up award received by Keep Smyrna Beautiful

Community, Giving Back to the Community March 17, 2026

Keep Smyrna Beautiful Celebrates Award and Announces Garden Tour

Keep Smyrna Beautiful provided the following updates, including an honor the organization has received, and the date of the popular Smyrna Garden Tour: Keep Smyrna Beautiful Receives Governor’s Circle Recognition Keep Smyrna Beautiful recently received a…

Welcome to Cobb County brick sign at Henderson Road on Veterans Memorial

Community, Things to Do March 13, 2026

Things to do this weekend in Cobb County: Friday March 13 to Sunday, March 15

Here is a list of a few things to do in Cobb County this weekend: Friday, March 13, 2026 to Sunday, March 15, 2026. Friday, March 13, 2026 Mother Son…

Group photo of volunteers from Vinings Cove Homeowners at Buckner Road

Community, Giving Back to the Community March 12, 2026

Vinings Cove Volunteers Remove 19 Bags of Litter From Buckner Road

Avid community volunteer Barry Krebs submitted the following report with photos about an Adopt-A-Mile cleanup on Buckner Road. We appreciate the Vinings Cove Homeowners for cleaning up their adopted Buckner Road…

Community, Giving Back to the Community March 10, 2026

MUST Ministries Seeking Donations for Smyrna Apartment Fire Victims

By Mark Woolsey Cobb-based MUST Ministries is helping families impacted by a deadly apartment fire two weeks ago. Three people including two children died in the fast-moving blaze at the…

Community, Things to Do March 5, 2026

Things to do this weekend in Cobb County: Friday March 6 to Sunday, March 8

Friday, Mar. 6, 2026 Evening at Marietta SquareSpend a relaxed evening around Glover Park on the Marietta Square, where restaurants, pubs, and shops stay open late and frequently feature live…

Community, Giving Back to the Community March 3, 2026

Protect against identity theft and reduce clutter at the Marietta free document shredding event

Identity theft and clutter are both unpleasant outcomes from keeping piles of personal documents in your home. The City of Marietta posted the following announcement about its free document shredding…

Group photo of the volunteer of the litter cleanup on the East West Connector

Community, Giving Back to the Community March 3, 2026

Councilwoman Herndon Organizes East West Connector Cleanup in Mableton

Avid community volunteer Barry Krebs submitted the following report with photos about a litter cleanup initiated by Mableton Councilwoman Debora Herndon: We appreciate City of Mableton Councilwoman Debora Herndon for arranging…

Community February 27, 2026

Geek culture fandom: Need something to keep you going until Dragon Con? Check out Marietta the Gathering!

If you’re a fan of comics, graphic novels, science fiction, video games, board games, or any of the other enthusiasms that fall under the vague name Geek Culture, the City…

A color drawing of a wide assortment of fruits and vegetables

Community, Giving Back to the Community February 27, 2026

Cobb County Senior Services Calls for Support to End Meals on Wheels Waitlist

For many older adults, especially those living alone, regular meal delivery makes it possible to stay in their own homes rather than move into assisted living. A significant number of…

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Health & Wellness April 8, 2026

Trump’s Personnel Agency Is Asking for Federal Workers’ Medical Records

This article by Amanda Seitz and Maia Rosenfeld first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Amanda Seitz and Maia Rosenfeld, April 8, 2026 The Trump administration is quietly…

Government & Politics, State Government April 8, 2026

Here’s what Cobb County voters had to say about the race to pick Marjorie Taylor Greene’s successor

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] April 7, 2026 By the end of Tuesday night, Georgians should know who will…

Government & Politics, State Government April 8, 2026

Fuller wins runoff to represent northwest Georgia in Congress but Democrats chalk up gains

by Ross Williams and Alander Rocha, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] April 7, 2026 Clay Fuller, a Trump-backed Republican, is heading to…

Environment April 8, 2026

Water conservation works, but climate change is outpacing it: Phoenix, Denver and Las Vegas offer a glimpse of the future

by Renee Obringer, Penn State and Dave White, Arizona State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] When a drought turns into an urban water crisis,…

Energy April 8, 2026

Why the Persian Gulf has more oil and gas than anywhere else on Earth

by Scott L. Montgomery, University of Washington, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] It has been said that Persian Gulf countries are both blessed and cursed…